Ventilated currycomb.



Patented May 22, |900.

3 Sheets-Sheet R. T. GILLESPIE.

VENTILATED CURRYCUMB.

(Application med Dec. a1, 189s.;

Nb. 650,005.l

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VENTILATED CURBYUMB. (Application mea'nee. s1, 189s.) (No Model.) 3 sheets-sheet .2, 1

Patented May 22, |90 0.

` n. T. GILLESPIL VENTILTED CUBHYCUMB.

(Application led Dec. 3 1, 1898.) A

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(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES l PATENT g OFFICE.

ROBERT fr. cILLEsPIE, or UNIoNTowN, PENNSYLVANIA.

VENTILATED QURRYCONIB.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 650,005, dated May 22, 1900.

Application filed December 31, 1898. i Serial No. 700,801. (No model.) f

To aZZ whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, ROBERT T. GILLESPIE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Uniontown, in the county of Fayette and State of Pennsylvania, have invented or discovered a new and useful Improvement in Ventilated Currycombs, of which the follow ing is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in whichv I Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved currycomb. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, on an enlarged scale, from the handle side. Fig. 3 is an end elevation Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section on the line IV 1V of* Fig. 5. Fig. 5 is a cross-section on the line V V of Fig. 4. Figs. 6 and 7 are detail sectional views of the mechanism for operating the'discharginggate. Fig. S is a cross-sectional view illustrating amodified construction. Fig.^9 is a perspective detail view of a modified form of Ventilating coping. Fig. 10 is a sectional A Fig. 11 is a perspective detail view of a portion of the comb from below. Fig. 12 is a detail view of one of the dust-collectors detached. Fig. 13 is a detail view of a brush which is substituted for the teeth, if desired. Fig. 14 is a similar detail view showing a rounded smooth scraping edge. Fig. 15 is a cross-sectional view through the comb, showing a construction in which a series of horizontal dust-collecting shelves is embodied in the comb, such shelves being perforated through their horizontal portions alternately and occupying,with their intervening spaces, the body portion of the comb above the blades and to the top cover, the top being provided with outlet-openings. Fig. 16 is a similar view showing a seriesiof shelves having inclined faces and air-circulation perforations therethrough, the shelves being located between the comb-blades. Fig. 17 is a detail perspective view of one of the series of dust# shelves embodied in Fig. 15. Fig. 18 is a similar view showing one of the shelf-boxes attached to one of the comb-blades. Fig. 19 is a perspective View of the comb as constructed with either of these forms of dust-collecting shelves.

My invention consists of an improvement in eurrycombs and refers to the means for dust-collecting shelves 6, preferably made of j a bent piece of sheet metal, as in Fig. 12, with the sides formed into ledges extending to Within a short distance of each end and secured up against the under side of middle partition 3. Perforations or openings 7, with llateral upwardly-projecting edges 8, are made midway between the comb-sections, leading upwardly into the compartments 9 above the middle partition, such compartments being preferably divided by longitudinal partitions 10, having perforations or openings 11 therethrough.

The top of the compartment 9 is covered by a plate 12, in which is located one or more upwardly-projecting Ventilating-copings 13, into which lead openings 14 from the interior and openings 15 from the exterior, through which latter openings a current of air is induced by action of the comb operating to set up a circulation of air through the various openings in the walls and partitions and serving to carry withit the dust, dandruff, tc., dislodged by the teeth of the comb. Such refuse matter will either be deposited upon the shelves 6 or will pass upwardly throughopenings 7 and be deposited upon the middle partition 3, the vertical partitions 10 serving to prevent the escape of the dust with the aircurrent while permitting air to circulate freely through the openings 11. It will'be seen that the shelves 6 do not extend clear to the end walls, but that an intervening space 16is left at each end, down through which the dust will fall upon knocking the comb to discharge the accumulation, for which purpose a projecting extension 17 is provided at one end. The space between the adjacent edges of the IOO at 23 and provided with a downwardly and outwardly projecting finger-piece extension' 24, by which the segment is operated against the pressure of a spring25, adapted to bear upon an extended tahilv'26'of lthe segment. The action of the spring'- tends to close the gate and retain it in such position, while by" i vdepressingthe ger-piece the gate is opened,

' as 4Shown Nin Fig. 7, when the accumulatedl dust-may be discharged'. 'Aha'ndl-e 27 is secured'to the middle cross# piece of inetal'with alternate row's' of holes f7', through which the air will circulate, carrying the dust in suspension and depositing it along the corners ofthe shelves, the air iinally emerging from openings in the top. In the form shown in Figs. 16 and 18 the ledges or shelves-are YslopedV upwardly, with openings 18,/ and 18 through the upper and lower shelves, respectively, the blades being provided with openings 5, through which the air will enter, as' already described. It will be understood that these-shelves, of whatever form, do no tne'xtend to the end, but that free space'is'l'eft throu'gli'which Vthe dust may fall "when the comb is knocked.

The advantages 'of a 'cur-rycomb Yprovided `with means for Ventilating Yits interior and collecting and discharging the dust'will be appreciated by those skilled in theart, and

partition 3'and projects out at one side, and itw-ill vbeseen that the nger-piece l24 is withf.

K in easy reach of vsuch handle.

In Fig. 8 I have shown a construction ein'` ploying an outer-air conductor 28, down wardly into which lead air-entrance ports 29 `and'30, meeting at the bottom below a tapering partition 31 and leading into the interiorof thecomb through openings 32, corresponding to openings 5.

In Fig.` 11 the ends of the comb-sections 4 are 7closed by an end plate 2l', projecting inwardflybetween each comb aud having-at the apexof'feach projection an air-inletopen- 12'is provided with a punched' or perforated ing 33.,` throughvwhich air may pass from the exterior. A

Figs. 9 and l10 illustrate a modiiied formzof Ventilating opening, in which the upper plate hole 34', which is then reinforced by a 'cover-V initstop. v In Fig.'13 the comb-plate 4 is shown las' provided with arbrush 37 along its loweredge,

and such a construction willV give good results'where it is desired to dispense with the vigorous action of a toothed comb, while in Fig. 14 the plate 4 is ysimply doubled upon.

' itself; providing a rounded lower edge 38',l

my invention will be foundy to possessfeatures of merit and advantage over th'eiusual constructions'of open combs,whereby the ldust is merely dislodged and'dispersed at random.

a I-Iaving described my invention, what I claimisl 1. A currycomb consisting of a mai-nbody portion comprising an upper compartment, having a top, a lowe'r transverse partition provided with,ventilating-perforations, andiconnecting side and end walls similarly provided with ventilating-perforation's whereby `'a cur- 'rent of 'airis induced through the compartment, andcombing-blades secured to the partition, substantially as set forth. v

2. A currycomb Vprovided with a horizon- `tal partition, scrapers projecting downwardly therefrom, dust-collecting'shelves, and verti-V 4 cal separating-'partitions provided with air-A circula-ting, perforations, and al Ventilating` ing-sheathB, having a corresponding hole 36- -copi'ng whereby a'cirou'latiou 'of exterii-al'air is ind-uced,'substantially as set forth'.

3. A'curryconib 'provided withhorizontal and vertical partitions, downwardly-project` ing-Scrapers, an air-Ventilating coping, and a IOO IIO

discharging-door, substantiallyas s'et'forth 4. A currycomb consisting of an inclosed box'having a horizontal partition, Scrapers projecting downwardly therefrom, vertical which maybe used with good results ior rub# `hing' without unduly agitating the hair.

- ln'Figs. 15 to 19, inclusive, I have illustrated for-msof construction in which' the main cross the arrows, v`depositingtlie dust, dac., on .the

various shelves, from which it is dislodged by knocking. In these figures the bodyportion 2 of the comb Vis substantially the same as already described. The comb-blades 4,r with` perforations 5,'are secured to thel top of thejcase and Vbetween the blades, and be-` tween blades and wall are transverse shelves 6' the form shown in Fig; 15, consisting of vseveral horizontal portions formed-of 'one partitions above tne horizontal partition, prolecting shelves, an air-circulation coping', and

y a discharging-door, substantially asset forth. j, partition ofthe comb is dispensed with, and

5. A-currycomb consisting of aninclosed boX having a horizontal partition,^scrapers projecting downwardly therefrom, vertical 'partitions above the horizontal partition, provided with air-circulation openings', dustcollecting shelves,y an fair-circulation `coping, au operating-handle, and aspring-contro'lled f discharging-,door witha finger-operated open- 'of 'transverse dust-'collecting shelves having IZO Ventilating-openings therethrough,l substanings through their middle portion, substan- 1o tially as setforth. tially as set forth.

7. A ourryeomb consisting of an inolosed In testimony whereof I have hereunto set box having air-circulation openings through my hand.

L the top, a series-of scraping-blades seeuredto ROBERT T GLLESPIF K the top and projecting downwardly therefrom provided with openings, and a series of trans- NVitnesses: verse upwardly and inwardly sloping dust- JOHN WV. MURPHY, collecting shelves having ventilating-open- N ATHANIEL E. MURPHY. 

